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  • Nrdvana: A Unique Consignment Store for Gamers and Collectors

    Nrdvana: A Unique Consignment Store for Gamers and Collectors

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    A new business named Nrdvana is set to offer gamers and collectors a unique way to sell their video games and collectibles on consignment. Scheduled to open on April 4, Nrdvana will be located in a retail center on 49th Street just west of Western Avenue. “Basically, the premise of the business was that as…

  • Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut: A Tech Time Capsule

    Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut: A Tech Time Capsule

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    The simple one-story building, home to the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut, provides few clues to the immense, historical collection contained within its brick and mortar walls. The virtual time capsule is filled floor to ceiling with more than a century of technological developments. But hidden from public view is where the real…

  • Top Tier Authentics: Exclusive College Football Memorabilia Collections

    Top Tier Authentics: Exclusive College Football Memorabilia Collections

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    Top Tier Authentics (TTA) has unveiled an exclusive collection of officially licensed college football memorabilia just in time for the college bowl games. Available exclusively through Amazon Fanshop, these collections offer fans a unique opportunity to own limited-edition items from their favorite college teams. The initial launch features memorabilia from the University of Tennessee Volunteers,…

  • Zilog Discontinues Standalone DIP-Packaged Z80 CPU Models

    Zilog Discontinues Standalone DIP-Packaged Z80 CPU Models

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    While the long-lived Z80 continues on in Z180 and eZ80 forms, the standalone DIP-packaged variants’ days are numbered. Zilog has announced it is halting production of its standalone DIP-packaged Z80 CPU models – a move that could spell trouble for vintage computing enthusiasts looking to build Z80-based systems or repair existing machines with new parts.…

  • Rare Fossil and Mineral Collection Donated to University of Portsmouth

    Rare Fossil and Mineral Collection Donated to University of Portsmouth

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    A collection of more than 5,000 specimens of fossils, minerals, and rocks has been donated to the University of Portsmouth. The items include a plesiosaur thorax, Cretaceous and Jurassic starfish, giant shark and mammoth teeth, ammonites, and even flint hand axes made by prehistoric man. Some of the fossils date from the Proterozoic Eon, when…

  • Vintage Apple Computers Auction: A Tech Enthusiast’s Dream

    Vintage Apple Computers Auction: A Tech Enthusiast’s Dream

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    A massive collection of vintage Apple computers is set to go to auction, sparking excitement among tech enthusiasts and collectors alike. The collection features a wide range of Apple products, including several rare and iconic models that have played significant roles in the history of computing. The auction catalog has already drawn attention from various…

  • Kobe Bryant Basketball Cards: Value, Rarity, and Legacy

    Kobe Bryant Basketball Cards: Value, Rarity, and Legacy

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    If you own a Kobe Bryant basketball card and want to know if it’s worth any money, you are in the right place. Even if you aren’t a full-blown collector, I’d hold on to that Kobe card tightly. Kobe Bryant basketball cards are some of the most popular in the world and for good reason.…

  • Kevin Kisner’s Rolex Datejust 41: A Golfer’s Timepiece

    Kevin Kisner’s Rolex Datejust 41: A Golfer’s Timepiece

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    Kevin Kisner won in a 6-way playoff this past weekend at the Wyndham Championship, but he wasn’t wearing a watch during the trophy ceremony. So, we take a look back at the 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play where Kevin won and was wearing a Rolex Datejust 41 in stainless steel while holding up the Walter…

  • Osafune Japanese Sword Museum: Pursuit of the National Treasure Sword Sanchomo

    Osafune Japanese Sword Museum: Pursuit of the National Treasure Sword Sanchomo

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    The town of Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture is home to the Osafune Japanese Sword Museum. Osafune, a village in the archaic province Bizen, has been a mecca of Japanese swordmaking since the late Heian period (794-1185). The area was known at one time as “the land of a thousand smiths” as the region was abundant…

  • Antique Radio Museum: Preserving Radio History in Bellingham

    Antique Radio Museum: Preserving Radio History in Bellingham

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    The center of family life, people would turn to it—much as they do with television today—as their primary source for news, entertainment, and sports programming. But with the onset of TV, radio—while far from forgotten—became more of a specialized medium, operating in the 200-channel shadow of its cathode-ray cousin. Jonathan Winter prefers to remember when…